RayTracer

java.lang.Object

rendering.raytracing.RayTracer

Direct Known Subclasses:: PhongRayTracer

public abstract class RayTracer
extends java.lang.Object

Classes which extend RayTracer are responsible for calculating the Colour at the intersections of a Ray in the Scene.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Scene scene
The scene to trace each ray in.
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier Constructor Description

protected RayTracer(Scene scene)
Construct a new RayTracer for the given Scene.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Colour`	`trace(Ray ray)`	Trace the given ray to calculate the `Colour` that ray results in.
`Colour`	`trace(Ray... rays)`	Trace the given rays to calculate the average `Colour` the rays result in.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details
- scene
  
  protected final Scene scene
  
  The scene to trace each ray in.
Constructor Details
- RayTracer
  
  protected RayTracer(Scene scene)
  
  Construct a new RayTracer for the given Scene.
  
  Parameters:
  
  scene - The Scene to trace.
Method Details
- trace
  
  public abstract Colour trace(Ray ray)
  
  Trace the given ray to calculate the Colour that ray results in.
  
  Parameters:
  
  ray - The ray to trace in the scene.
  
  Returns:
  
  The Colour resulting from the trace of the ray.
- trace
  
  public Colour trace(Ray... rays)
  
  Trace the given rays to calculate the average Colour the rays result in.
  
  Parameters:
  
  rays - The rays to trace in the scene.
  
  Returns:
  
  The Colour resulting from the trace of the ray.